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Inhalation JUNE 2016 25 PEOPLE NEWS Warren Finlay receives Charles Thiel Award Dr. Warren Finlay, a professor of mechanical engineering from the Uni- versity of Alberta, received the Charles G. Thiel Award at RDD ® 2016. He is known for developing the adult and child Alberta Idealized Throats and pre- dictive deposition models that led to improved understanding of the behav- ior of hygroscopic materials in the lung. The "Charlie" Award was established by the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy and is sponsored by 3M Drug Delivery Systems. Inaugural Peter Byron Award presented at RDD® 2016 The first VCU RDD Peter R. Byron Graduate Student Award was presented at RDD ® 2016. The recipient was Matthias Van Woensel from the Uni- versity of Leuven, Belgium for his pre- sentation "Development of siRNA- loaded chitosan nanoparticles targeting galectin-1 for the treatment of glioblas- toma multiforme via intranasal admin- istration." To honor Peter Byron's distinguished career and influence on respiratory drug delivery, the "Pete" Award was created by his former gradu- ate students, academic colleagues and personal friends. Inhalation author is also wildlife photographer In addition to being a general practi- tioner specializing in respiratory medicine in London, UK, Dr. Mark Levy, the author of this issue's Back Page column, has been a wildlife photographer in Africa for more than 40 years. He explained that extreme patience, sustained optimism and knowledge of animal behavior are needed to capture photos such as "On the Lookout," taken in Masai Mara, Kenya, His work can be found at http://bit.ly/1XOHR4Y and www.animalswild.com. CALENDAR November Respiratory Drug Delivery Asia 2016, November 8-11, 2016 in Goa, India. Conducted by RDD Online and Aptar Pharma. www. rddonline.com/rdd/rdd.php?id=13 AAPS Annual Meeting and Expo- sition, November 13-17, 2016 in Denver, CO, US. Conducted by AAPS. www.aaps.org/annualmeet ing/ More events can be found on the Inhalation website: www.inhala tionmag.com/Content/Indus tryEvents.aspx. ADVERTISER INDEX A Astech Projects 7 B Brookfield AMETEK 9 C Capsugel 5 Copley Scientific 3 M Meggle 1 MSP Cover 4 P Plastiape Cover 2 R RDD 15 Simple, state-of-the-art inhalers Hovione Technology, a new company to create simple, state-of-the-art inhalers uses Hovione's expertise in particle engineering and formulation to offer development and patent-granted inhalers. Products include TwinCaps ® , an approved, disposable, single-dose DPI with patent life to 2027; Twin- Max ™ , delivering up to 60 mg of powder in each dose compartment for a label claim of 120 mg; and PowdAir ® , a capsule-based, size #3, reusable, 4-part plastic inhaler. Validated by human factors studies, with patent life to 2034, it can use gelatin or HPMC capsules. Hovione Technology Portugal: +351 21 982 9000 hello@hovionetechnology.com PRODUCT NEWS © Dr. Mark L. Levy j-Back News 25.qxp_Jasper Art5.0 #11 5/25/16 10:29 AM Page 25